Primary education, teachers in Congo
Congo: Primary education, teachers was 61.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Congo, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Congo recorded 61.6% for primary education, teachers in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Congo peaked at 61.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1974.
Congo ranks 148th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Congo, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 15.1% | — |
| 1972 | 15.3% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 15.6% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 14.5% | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 15.5% | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 17.4% | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 23.2% | +33.6% |
| 1979 | 24.7% | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 24.6% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 25.0% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 25.7% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 27.1% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 27.6% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 29.4% | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 29.8% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 32.4% | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 32.8% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 31.9% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 32.8% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 32.4% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 33.1% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 34.0% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 33.4% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 41.9% | +25.2% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 37.6% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 37.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 43.0% | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 44.3% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 52.9% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | -29.5% |
| 2023 | 61.6% | +63.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 61.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 61.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +63.2% | 37.7% | 61.6% |
| 2018 | -29.5% | 53.5% | 37.7% |
| 1978 | +33.6% | 17.4% | 23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.7% | 14.5% | 24.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 28.6% | 24.6% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.5% | 32.4% | 41.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 36.5% | 51.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 37.7% | 53.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 61.6% | 61.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,064 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70,276 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,245 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,478 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 339,250 (2012)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,625 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2012)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1424 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Congo?
- Primary education, teachers in Congo was 61.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1974.
- How does Congo rank for primary education, teachers?
- Congo ranks 148th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.